So the U.S. Congress is rebating us up to $600 of our own money to help stimulate consumer spending and pull us out of the recession.
So if it's every road warrior's patriotic duty to use his rebate to fire up the economy, here ...READ»
The U.S. Senate did a couple of very stupid things regarding energy policy yesterday. In both cases, Democrats were unable to get the 60 votes needed to stop a Republican filibuster.
OK, I can understand the logic ...READ»
As recently reported in The Guardian,
"a proposal to give American shareholders a British-style vote on executive pay was overwhelmingly approved by the [House of Representatives]."
While some critics say this legislation lacks the ...READ»
No sooner had President Obama signed the last piece of the health insurance reform package on March 30 than he hit the road, traveling to a number of states to sell the public on the new health care law of the land. On their Easter/Passover recess break, many members of Congress were engaged in their own READ»
The House of Representatives approved a bill last week to snuff out access to porn on government-owned PCs. "Fair enough!" the more puritanical among you may think. But the bill's halo effect could be financially tricky. The anti-porn ...READ»
Massachusetts Election of Senate Republican Recasts Debate: Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat Tuesday night, Democratic leaders have been scrambling to revive what could now be a dying bill. The loss of the Democrat's 60th vote in the Senate opens up the legislation to a Republican filibusterREAD»
Week of March 15, 2010The White House last week continued to rail against rising health insurance
premiums to help build popular support for his health care reform
package. But the effort to focus the blame for rising costs on ...READ»
On Friday the US Congress passed the final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the “stimulus package”, and President Obama is slated to sign it on Tuesday. If you want you can read ...READ»
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA – Speak Out, Speak Up, Let your voice be heard ! Take your country back ! In response to taxpayer frustration with Congress’ disregard for the financial well-being of our country, and the future of the ...READ»
The governor of California parties with the solar industry in San Diego at the Solar Power International Expo 2008. Here’s the video, and other high points from the show, including a joint effort between GE, HP, and SunPower.READ»
The Week in Health Reform—Federal Legislative OverviewThe White HouseOn March 3, President Obama continued his push for Members of Congress to complete health insurance
reform legislation within the upcoming weeks. He delivered a ...READ»
As we near the end of a busy week in Congress, WellPoint sent a letter to Congressional Members highlighting the detrimental impact of current legislation on our health care system. READ»
There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»
Americans Support Incremental Steps to Reform: In a newly released Rasmussen Reports survey , 52 percent of American voters continue to oppose the health care plan proposed by President ObamaREAD»
“Change management is not about what decisions to make around strategic planning or long-range planning; change management kicks in after a decision has been made, and it’s a very systemic, disciplined methodology.”
It’s a ...READ»
Smart companies are starting to make climate change part of their business strategies. I spoke with David Hone, Shell's Climate-Change Advisor on their approach. READ»
Last year's Copenhagen climate conference failed to produce any sort of useful legislation, so they're tapping the crowd. So far? Four responses. READ»
Nearly 31 percent said they thought the Democratic bills would make their personal financial situation worse, compared with 10 percent who said it would improve their family budgets.
* Forty-two percent said the nation's fiscal condition would suffer because of the legislation, compared with 26 percent who said it would get better.READ»
The climate bill's death in the U.S. Senate last week was a major blow to environmentalists everywhere. As a result of extensive infighting, the watered-down bill omits cap-and-trade, energy efficiency standards, and the Renewable ...READ»
Article 1, Section 7 of the Constitution says: "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives;"
Simply put, that means the $770 billion revenue raising bailout bill needs to originate ...READ»
